Apple M4 Max (14-Core) vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max (14-Core), vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max (14-Core) and Apple M5 (10-Core)
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
2190
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
22836
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
185
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
1741
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
4613
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
38582
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math84.7 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math86.3 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search542 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort55.7 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption23.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression494.3 MB/sn/a
Physics5623 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions267 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
3996
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
23275
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression2360 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation191.8 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser604.5 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering588.1 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing375.9 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur86.9 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing216.8 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.7 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
n/a
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 375.4 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 622.3 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 30, 2024 October, 15, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 n/a
Model number n/a T8142
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 10 4
Threads 10 4
Frequency 4.52 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores46
Threads46
Frequency2.59 GHz3.0 GHz
General
Cores count1410
Threads count1410
Multiplier45x46x
L1 cachen/a320 KB/core
L2 cachen/a16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 62 W n/a
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 128 GB 32 GB
Channels 8 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 410 GB 153 GB

Results

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